What do you do in jiu jitsu?

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What do you do in jiu jitsu?

Answer 1

basically you go stretch learn tenqiues and pratice with a partner

Answer 2

Okay pretty much all jiu jitsu is, is a mostly grappling system of martial arts.

jiu jitsu does teach you some stand up fighting though like in a situation where ur up against a group.

the way jiu jitsu fights is like wrestling but instead they use joint locks where ur opponent is hurting so much that h**l have no choice but to scream in pain instead of trying to get free.

Answer 3

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu?) listen (help·info), literally meaning the "art of softness", is a Japanese martial art consisting of grappling and striking techniques. Jujutsu evolved among the samurai of feudal Japan as a method for dispatching an armed and armored opponent in situations where the use of weapons was impractical or forbidden. Due to the difficulty of dispatching an armored opponent with striking techniques, the most efficient methods for neutralizing an enemy took the form of pins, joint locks, and throws. These techniques were developed around the principle of using an attacker's energy against him, rather than directly opposing it, and came to be known as jujutsu.[1]

There are many variations of the art, which leads to a diversity of approaches. Jujutsu schools (ryū) may utilize all forms of grappling techniques to some degree (i.e. throwing, trapping, joint locking, holds, gouging, biting, disengagements, striking, and kicking). In addition to jujutsu, many schools taught the use of weapons.

Today, jujutsu is still practiced both as it was hundreds of years ago, but also in modified forms for sport practice. Derived sports forms include the Olympic sport and martial art of judo, which was developed from several traditional styles of jujutsu by Kano Jigoro in the late 19th century; and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was in turn derived from judo.

Japanese jujutsu systems typically place more emphasis on throwing, immobilizing and pinning, joint-locking, choking, and strangling techniques (as compared with other martial arts systems such as karate). Atemi-waza (striking techniques) were seen as less important in most older Japanese systems, since samurai body armor protected against many striking techniques. The Chinese quanfa/ch'uan-fa (kenpo or kung fu) systems focus on punching, striking, and kicking more than jujutsu.

The Japanese systems of hakuda, kenpo, and shubaku display some degree of Chinese influence in their emphasis on atemi-waza. In comparison, systems that derive more directly from Japanese sources show less preference for such techniques. However, a few jujutsu schools likely have some Chinese influence in their development. Jujutsu ryu vary widely in their techniques, and many do include significant numbers of striking techniques, if only as set-ups for their grappling techniques.

In jujutsu, practitioners train in the use of many potentially fatal moves. However, because students mostly train in a non-competitive environment, risk is minimized. Students are taught break falling skills to allow them to safely practice otherwise dangerous throws.

In jujutsu, there are five main sectors ("arts") of training. The first, the Art of Blocking, is used to defend against attacks. The second, the Art of the Fulcrum Throw, is employed in modern judo. The third, the Art of the Non-fulcrum Throw is employed through throws that involve little or no contact with the opponent. The fourth, the Art of Escaping (Hakko-Dori), is very crucial in many styles of Jujutsu. The fifth, the Art of Striking (Atemi-Waza), is used more by modern jujutsuka who do not employ body armor.

[edit] Technical characteristics

Although there is some diversity in the actual look and techniques of the various traditional jujutsu systems, there are significant technical similarities common to all schools:

Students learn traditional jujutsu primarily by observation and imitation of the ryu's waza.

The unarmed waza of most schools emphasize joint-locking techniques (kansetsu waza), that is, threatening a joint's integrity by placing pressure on it in a direction contrary to its normal function, aligning it so that muscular strength cannot be brought to bear, take-down or throwing techniques, or a combination of take-downs and joint-locks.

Sometimes, atemi (strikes) are targeted to some vulnerable area of the body; this is an aspect of kuzushi, the art of breaking balance as a set-up for a lock, take-down or throw.

Movements tend to capitalize on an attacker's momentum and openings in order to place a joint in a compromised position or to break their balance as preparation for a take-down or throw.

The defender's own body is positioned so as to take optimal advantage of the attacker's weaknesses while simultaneously presenting few openings or weaknesses of its own.

Weapons training was a primary goal of Samurai training. Koryu (old/classic) schools typically include the use of weapons. Weapons might include the roku shaku bo (six-foot staff), hanbo (three-foot staff), katana (long sword), wakizashi or kodachi (short sword), tanto (knife), or jitte (short one hook truncheon).

Answer 4

its a mix of standing up fighting (ie kicking and punching) and on the ground grappling (aka wrestling). I think it was originally done in Japan, but others countries have made their on version of it as well. I don't think brazilian jujit su is actually a type of jujitsu (the name is decieving). i'd also like to point out that wikipedia is often wrong about stuff when it comes to martial arts.

Answer 5

Well jujitsu as I see it is a pretty decent well rounded art form.  The palm strike, the straight punch, soft blocking, thrust kick, and the rest of the atemiwaza ( striking technique ) of jujitsu is just as solid as its osaewaza, shimewaza, kansetsuwaza and Katamewaza ( ground work and throws ).  Jujitsu is also known as the "Grand father" of all martial arts.  At http://www.jujitsuamerica.org/ you can find a lot of very useful information on the art of Jujitsu.  I think that all in all jujitsu gets a very bad rap because of organizations like the UFC so people attack jujitsu's credibility as a self-defense art as well as its contact sports.  Let's not forget that all arts have contact sports not just jujitsu.  Jujitsu has survived the test of time and is also used by the U.S. Armed forces in their hand-to-hand combat training.  It has a few of the Armed forces own twists, but it's still jujitsu none the the less.  I understand that not everyone likes jujitsu per say, but personally looking at it from a scientific stand point it is d**n near the perfect package when it comes to self-defense.  As far as being detailed to this question it would take a fairly large book to describe everything that is done in jujitsu as far as technique and protocol goes.